The marble statue of the Lion King crushing the Evil Snake in Rittenhouse Square
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The sculpture was the first one installed at the Rittenhouse Square, and the Lion King crushing the evil snake was created by French romantic sculptor Antoine Louis Barry. The sculpture symbolizes the monarchy's lion suppressing the evil snake. This sculpture may be seen as a meaningful statement about social order: the lion here generally refers to the royal family, more specifically, to the city of Lyon, as its emblem features a lion with an open mouth, and below it is the royal iris decoration. The sculpture is now housed in the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in the United States.